Definitions for dropping
ˈdrɒp ɪŋdrop·ping

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. dropping, falling(adj)

   coming down freely under the influence of gravity

   "the eerie whistle of dropping bombs"; "falling rain"

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Dropping

   of Drop

2. Dropping(noun)

   the action of causing to drop or of letting drop; falling

3. Dropping(noun)

   that which falls in drops; the excrement or dung of animals

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. dropping

   An old mode of salute by lowering flags or uppermost sails.

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of dropping in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of dropping in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of dropping in a Sentence

1. Donald Trump:

   I'm not a masochist. If I was dropping in the polls where I saw that I wasn't going to win, why would I continue?

2. Brenda Kirwan:

   These people might have been enduring an awful lot of what's going on in the town at the moment -- people knocking at the door looking for money because a loved one owes money, they could have their house smashed up, they could have had car smashed up, constantly being intimidated on the street, youth services have been cut -- there are now a few more things for younger children, but once they're in their late teens, there's very little there. Even education in school needs to be prioritized more. Young people are dropping out of school because of drugs, so we need to do more to keep them in education, and to get educated about drugs, because it's so easy to get into, but it's so hard to get out of. We have to show our children that there's more to life than this.

3. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy:

   Everybody thought Hillary Clinton was unbeatable, right? But we put together a Benghazi special committee. A select committee. What are her numbers today? Her numbers are dropping. Why? Because she's untrustable. But no one would have known that any of that had happened had we not fought to make that happen.

4. Raymond Foster:

   [Law enforcement] could also be dropping remote motion sensors to ensure that the escapees don’t backtrack on them, some motion sensors take a picture, some report back that someone is walking in that area.

5. Mohammad Aslam Syas:

   Helicopters are dropping medicines, blankets and other necessary item to remote areas of the Panjshir, where the roads remain impassable because of the heavy snow.

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